Disa aconitoides Sond.

Species

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Characteristics

Slender, tuberous geophyte to 60 cm. Leaves cauline, lanceolate. Flowers many, mauve, spur massive, conical, laterally flattened, usually with rounded apex, 5-8 mm long, lateral sepals narrowly oblong, 5-7 mm long.
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Terrestrial herb, up to 0.6 m high. Sepals 5-8 mm long, dorsal sepal galeate; spur longer than lateral sepals, 6-10 mm long. Lip narrowly elliptic. Flowers whitish or pale mauve with darker spots.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 0.6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Images

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Distribution

Disa aconitoides world distribution map, present in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, eSwatini, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:630032-1
WFO ID wfo-0000944259
COL ID 36RWQ
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Synonyms

Disa aconitoides

Lower taxons

Disa aconitoides subsp. aconitoides Disa aconitoides subsp. concinna Disa aconitoides subsp. goetzeana Disa aconitoides var. aconitoides